Scratch building is a term that is dear to my heart. When I was a preteen kid, my folks would buy my brother and me plastic model kits to assemble. The typical kits of the day were cars, navy ships with lots of guns, model war planes and army equipment. This was a decade after WWII in the Eisenhower era so that explains the subject models. The big question was whether to paint the plastic...
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Benched Wax
I received a new jeweler’s bench last night. My intent is to use it for my wax carving work within the air conditioned environment of my home office. It is usually termed “a beginner’s bench” because of its low cost and only three drawers. I think it is perfect for my special or single purpose use. If I had the space I would have a bench for every special purpose. I almost have that now...
Continue reading...Wax on, Wax off…
Daniel gets a lesson in wax from the Master. I have been active in my workshop / studio getting my silver (yeah, the real solid metal Sterling stuff) casting system ready for operation. I am really excited as I can see the shiny silver at the end of the tunnel. Maybe that‘s a train headlight… oh well. The process is much more complex than the average person can imagine. Although I have been studying the...
Continue reading...Flying Free
The last few blog articles look like I have become momentarily obsessed with freedom. I can’t deny what I have written but I will give it a rest for awhile. Just one more little poke Pure freedom is Chaos. I once built a model radio control airplane with that name. That was about 40 years ago. This is a picture of what it looked like. I finished mine in a blue and metallic green color....
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